I know that Macs do not have a right click button so I was wondering how exactly that works. For instance, I use Firefox as my browser (on a PC right now). I like to right click on links and click "open in new tab" or actually I have an extension that whenever I right click on a link it automatically opens in a new tab. If I were to get a Mac, is there a way to do that?
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Right Click?
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You can actually do Ctrl + click on PCs to open in a new tab. Unless you like to right click.
On a Mac you can Command + click to open in a new tab.
Macs can do right click with Ctrl + click or you can set up other ways in preferences for mice or trackpads.
On a Mac you can Command + click to open in a new tab.
Macs can do right click with Ctrl + click or you can set up other ways in preferences for mice or trackpads.
Thanks. So if I have a trackball then I could set it up to still use my right click?
I often surf the internet from my couch with my track ball, kind of far away from the keyboard. It would not be the end of the world if I could not right click without using the keyboard, but it would be a bit more inconvenient.
It should. I'm not a trackball user, but I have used a PC usb mouse on my Mac and used the right click button with no problems.
Thanks Soberbrain, you learn something new everyday, that will come in really useful. Your a gentleman and a scholar.
theres also some nice add-ons for firefox, letting you simply drag a link away from its original placement. It's great, works with pictures, links, even googles selected text if you need it.
It's called Easy DragToGo.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6639
It's called Easy DragToGo.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6639